Cape Coral High School

Infobox School
name = Cape Coral High School

motto =
established =
type = Public high school
principal = Eric J. McFee
enrollment = 2,086 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 93 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 22.4
grades = 9–12
location = 2300 Santa Barbara Boulevard
city = Cape Coral
state = FL
zipcode = 33991
country = United States
district = Lee County School District
campus = Suburban
colors = Blue and Orange
mascot = 'Breezy' the Seahawk
newspaper = "Seahawk's Eye"
website = [http://www.capeseahawks.com School website]

Cape Coral High School is located in Cape Coral, Florida. It is one of four high schools in the city of Cape Coral and is also a part of the Lee County School District system.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,086 students and 93 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis) for a student-teacher ratio of 22.4. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=cape+coral&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=120108002075 Cape Coral High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2007.]

In September 2006, Eric J. McFee started his first school year as principal of the school.

Awards and recognition

During the 1988-89 school year, Cape Coral High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] , accessed May 11, 2006] , the highest award an American school can receive. [ [http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17475750&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department] , "Journal Inquirer", November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."] [Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; "The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."]

In 1996, Cape Coral High School's newspaper "The Seahawk's Eye" won the NSPA's high school newspaper competition in Orlando, FL. It went on to rank 8th nationally. In 1997, "The Seahawk's Eye" repeated its win for the state of Florida.

In the spring of 2006, the school was one of 17 in Florida selected as part of "Sports Illustrated’s" "model SI Schools steroid and drug prevention initiative" for high school athletes. [ [http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2006/may/25/cape_coral_part_si_program_steroiddrug_prevention/] "Cape Coral part of SI program for steroid/drug prevention", article "by Daily News staff" in "The Daily News" of Naples, Fla., May 25, 2006, accessed March 1, 2007]

In April 2007 the school was awarded accreditation by the International Baccalaureate Organization to offer the IB Diploma Programme, making it the second IB school in Lee County and putting the school on track to graduate its first IB class in 2009. [ [http://www.ibo.org/school/003086/ Cape Coral High School] , International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed August 25, 2008.]

Academics

Cape Coral High offers many diverse classes. Some offered classes included Honors, AP, and IB classes. The school also offers foreign language classes including Spanish, French, and German. Among the various foreign language classes, Cape High is very diverse in its courses.

Clubs and Organizations

The school has these active groups:
*Youth In Government
*Model United Nations
*Key Club
*Dungeons & Dragons Society
*Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
*Future Educators of America (FEA)
*Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
*"Hawk TV" student television
*Math Team
*FCAT Camp
*National Honor Society
*A-team (Academic Team)
*Scholars Club
*Environmental Science Club
*Mock Trial
*Entrepreneurship Club
*Junior ROTC
*Interact
*Marching band
*Cheerleading
*"Seahawk's Eye" student newspaper
*Teen Trendsetters
*Student Government Association
*French National Honor Society
*SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
*Research Science Club
*IBCO (International Bacculaeurrate CAS Organization)
*Photo Club
*Latin Rhythm

Achievements

Many of the academic clubs as well as sports teams have been receiving the least recognition in the past few years.

Cape Coral High School was the winner of the 2007 Lee County High School Blood Challenge, which is held annually by the Lee County Health System via its traveling red blood bus. Cape High donated 184 pounds of blood, beating the winning school from last year by over 100 pounds of blood. As the winter Cape High will be the home of the traveling trophy until fall 2008 and was the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship.

In February 2008 the Model United Nations brought home the "Best Large Deletion" award from BosMUN, a conference in Boston, MA hosted by MIT and Boston University. This conference was attended by schools across the world including those from Canada, China, and Guatemala. Student representatives were the recipients of several "Best", "Outstanding", and "Honorable Mention" awards.

March 2008 marked the first time that Cape Coral High School has hosted a regional math competition. At the competition, Cape Coral High School placed first among Lee County high schools, and fourth among overall participating high schools.

Athletics

Cape Coral High School offers a variety of athletic programs for students during the fall, winter and spring. Sports offered include:
*Baseball
*Basketball
*Cross Country
*Diving
*Football
*Lacrosse
*Soccer
*Softball
*Swimming
*Tennis
*Track
*Volleyball
*Wrestling

Throughout the year, select clubs and teams host tournament fundraising games open to the student body. Recently, an ultimate tournament was held between the Pre-IB freshmen, Pre-IB sophomores and the IB juniors. There was also a dodgeball tournament held, open the all of the student body and faculty, wherein roughly twenty teams competed for the title of Ultimate Dodgeball Champions.

Teaching Staff

This year, two of Cape Coral High School's teachers, Mr. Michael Cook and Mr. Robert Snyder, received the Golden Apple Award. This is an award given to only five teachers every year. It is a first for a single school to have two Golden Apple Winners in one year because there are numerous schools in the Lee district area.

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)

The Florida Department of Education "graded" Cape Coral High School with a "C" in 2005-2006. For the previous school year, the school received a "B". [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/achievement/fl/1650] Great Schools Web site, test scores page for Cape Coral High School; Web page cites source as Florida Department of Education ("Source: FL Dept. of Education, 2005-2006"), accessed March 1, 2007]

The state uses "school grades" to measure the overall performance of schools in Florida on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. The grades (A-F) are based on three criteria: overall performance on FCAT, percentage of eligible students who took the test, and whether or not students made progress in reading and math.In 2007-2008 school year, Cape Coral High School scored a "B".

Student Body

References

External links

* [http://www.capeseahawks.com Official school website]
* [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/fl/1650 Cape Coral High at greatschools.net]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1201080&ID=120108002075 Cape Coral High School] , National Center for Education Statistics

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